Women's Soccer ACCtion: Wednesday, September 30
Hokies post first-ever win over Cavaliers in Charlottesville



Oct. 1, 2009

Hokies top rival Virginia, 2-1, earning first ever win at UVa 

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia Tech’s women’s soccer team knocked off in-state rival Virginia for the second-straight year in regular season play. The 2-1 victory over the Cavaliers is the most goals the Hokies have ever scored against their rival. Senior Robin Chidester put the Hokies on the board in the first half while senior Julian Johnson put up a repeat performance against Virginia, as she was the lone goal scorer in the 1-0 victory last season, netting the eventual game-winner for the Hokies in the second half on Wednesday.

Though the Hokies (9-2-0, 3-0-0 ACC) took just two shots in the first half, compared to eight taken by the Cavaliers (6-3-2, 1-2-0 ACC), they were able to go ahead in the 38th minute when Chidester netted her first goal of the season from 15 yards out after bringing the ball all the way up the field on her own.

After the break, Tech persevered through a Cavalier-dominated second half. The Cavs out-shot the Hokies, 13-6, in the half but Johnson would again decide the game for Tech as she chipped the ball over the keeper after freshman Julia Goldsworthy slipped it through the defenders. The 75th minute score was the third of the season for Johnson and the second assist for Goldsworthy.